NFPA School Safety Report Says Codes Must Account for Classroom Barricades
NPFA hopes to coordinate and modify existing codes to address conflicts between security and safety, egress and locking procedures.
NPFA hopes to coordinate and modify existing codes to address conflicts between security and safety, egress and locking procedures.
Drew Neckar of the Mayo Clinic Health System discussed effective responses to active shooters, in some cases using his own experience.
The Los Angeles Campus Safety Conference will take place July 23-24, and will feature keynotes by UCSB Police Chief Dustin Olson and L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell.
National media coverage of mass shootings makes it more likely that similar events will occur again in the two weeks that follow. Also, states with stricter gun controls have fewer mass shootings.
School security expert says U.S. K-12 schools’ ability to respond to acts of terrorism has degraded due to them focusing too much on active shooters.
Dylann Roof, who shot and killed nine African Americans in a church last week, originally planned to shoot up the College of Charleston, according to Roof’s friend.
The real solution should involve a long term strategy involving training, infrastructure and the revision of codes to address the threats of terrorism and active shooters.
Hear first hand what motivated a Campus Security Director to register himself and his team for the National Forum.
Longtime after school supervisor Gigi Kearns was terminated from her position at a New York City school for talking about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting with students.
Schools must teach relationship skills so that campus safety and security programs can be fully optimized.